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Marcus Davis: "Ireland...I’ll be ready to rock and roll."

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#1 ·
Marcus Davis talks about his recent win over Paul Kelly and his future plans.

On his win over Paul Kelly...

"The plan was to use my reach, my boxing, my technique and my angles to make him think that he could reach me or hit me and counter him. I used my kicks to frustrate him and even if he was going to shoot, he would be shooting from further away from me than he’s comfortable at doing. I just controlled the range."

"My ground game was non-existent a few years ago and now I have people tell me I’m a black belt when I’m on top because my mount and control is so good. When I’m on my back, I’m getting better and better and I think I’m good, but I’m still working on that. I’ve been told that I’m a purple belt on my back."

"After the 1st round, I don’t believe I even broke a sweat actually. We were talking about that. I never felt tired or anything."

"I didn’t carry around as much muscle as I have in the past. The more muscle you have, the more oxygen your body uses. I’m probably not as powerful as I was before, but I can move faster and get there and throw more punches. The punching power is still there."

On his future plans...

"By the time Ireland rolls around, it will be 100% and I’ll be ready to rock and roll."

"They said I had to get the win in London and they would give me the opportunity to fight in Ireland, so that gave me extra incentive to train hard and get that win. I told them before I fought Paul Kelly that I wanted to be on that Ireland card so bad, I would fight Brock Lesnar. I told them I had to be on that card; I didn’t care who it was against, I have to fight in Ireland. Fighting in Ireland was all of the incentive I needed to perform the way I did and not get caught and also not get hurt."
More in the full interview:

http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content3680.html
 
#2 ·
I think somewhere along the line somebody in his family are from the same city as i am. Not sure how many years back that goes. He's a good fighter with a nice record and i would like to see him in Dublin in January. Only got my tickets on wednesday - 175 euro was the cheapest price left so i better make a night out of it
 
#5 ·
The famines over, why don't they go home??? :dunno:

In all seriousness, it's hard not to appretiate this guys skills. I'm the same, plastic paddies get right on my tits but this guy has talent. One of those guys I like watching fight but hate this celtc warrior bullshit he likes to portray himself as.
 
#10 ·
actually i hate history. i never knew we were in cahoots with nazi's i'll look that up. and i never heard of the phrase hun being use until i met a group of scotsmen in the sub-club in Glasgow. and now that i understand plastic paddies as to be honest most irish dont really like them either, i retract any intention to offend i had in my earlier post.
 
#16 ·
There is no clear evidence on any. It goes from his father is Irish, to his Great Granparents, to not being Irish at all but of Scottish/Welsh decent. Either way, the guys not Irish.

UFC plays up these identities. It sells the fighters.

Besides...I'm from Maine as well and my grandmother was 1/2 Irish, her Mom straight from Ireland itself. Some of us really are pretty close to our heritage.
Please, don't kid yourself. You're American, simple. You have Irish roots somewhere down the line. I mean ffs, you're talking about 1/8th of your blood being Irish. Think about what your saying man. I'm Irish/Nordic/German/Scottish (AFAIK) if I was to think like that. Should I just pick one I like? Jeez. :rolleyes:

To clarify my views on this; I feel you can only claim a nation as somewhere you come from if you were either born there, or have lived there for many, many years.
 
#18 ·
I think alot of you (especially the ones that live in the UK) really misunderstand the whole irish pride thing.See, here in america, theres lots of different people of different ethnicities.We got mexicans going around wearing mexican flag stuff, brown pride, that kind of stuff.We got blacks going around doing the same thing.I dont see how its such a big deal that davis wants to feel like he belongs to something.Thats really what it is, he just wants to fit in with people that are similar to him.
 
#20 ·
its all to do with heart people. If he has irish descendants he has irish blood in his veins.I was raised in an Irish family. Pretty simple. Some people dont take their heritage that seriously, in fact most dont, me included.

If you have ever been to Boston, you would realise that its more Irish than Ireland itself!
 
#24 ·
You didn't know enough about your home country to defend it about an allegtion as simple as our position during the greatest war of the 20th century. Thats kind of pathetic.

If you don't understand/care about history how are you suposed to understand modern Irish politics?
 
#25 ·
It might seem pathetic to you that i wasn't able to agree nor disagree with some other guy online wheter a u boat refuelled in Ireland or not 65 years ago but it doesn't to me. And i'm sure that a lot of fellas around in their twenties would be in the same situation. I dont come on here for arguments so i dont see the point in arguing a point that im not 100% on. Pathetic or not.
 
#27 ·
I do. And look at the end of the day its your problem. Someday maybe you'll be able to get over the fact that you met someone from Waterford who knew **** all about Ireland during the World Wars due to a lack of interst in history, Irish and other.
 
#28 ·
I haven't met you, I just noted you agreeing with a Scotsman about mis-information he was spreading about our country.

And no, I will never get over the complete apathy many of my countrymen(and people in general) have towards our History and politics. You can't just not have an intrest in History, because that leads you to knowing **** all about the current political situation in this country.

Do you even vote?
 
#29 ·
ok but you knew what i meant. i didnt agree with anyone i said i'd look it up. and guess what.... i didnt bother. because i was more interested in the result of the alves/koscheck fight last night. i do vote. but i dont think about or look into it like you do. what does it mean to me anyway - more or less tax to pay, usually more and a few other bits and pieces i might have an interest in like the price of a pint etc. i know i might be being blunt about it but thats realistic to me and most of the country i'd bet on it.
 
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